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Officer John Smith, 2019 Awardee

Author: Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Medal Presentation to Stephen Harder

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse presented Quincy, Washington, police officer Stephen Harder with the Carnegie Medal for Heroism at a June 20 ceremony held at Quincy City Hall. Pictured are Newhouse …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Bruce J. Lake

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Truro (Nova Scotia) Police Inspector Bruce Lake, left, was presented the Carnegie Medal by, from left, police Chief Dave MacNeil and police board Vice Chair Bill Thomas at the June …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Fairuz Jane Schlecht

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

  At some point the night Fairuz Schlecht rescued three children from a burning apartment in Newport Beach, California, someone put a beautiful blanket over her to keep warm.  “It’s …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Ashley Harkins

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Connecticut State Police Colonel Daniel Loughman, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to police Sergeant Ashley Harkins on May 29 at the Connecticut State Police annual awards ceremony held at the …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to the family of Adem Qorri

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Volunteer presenter Tom Trento presents the Carnegie Medal to the family of Adem Qorri, from left, wife Blerta, and sons, Adan, 11, and Diar, 6.  Qorri’s family and friends gathered …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Judy Arroyo

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Long Beach City Manager Daniel Creighton, right, presented police officer Judy Arroyo with the Carnegie Medal for Heroism at a June 4 private ceremony held at the City of Long …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Thomas Elbrecht

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

  Unified Fire Chief Dominic Burchett, right, presented the Carnegie Medal to firefighter Thomas Elbrecht at a private ceremony held on June 25 at the Unified Fire Authority station in …

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Carnegie Medal Presentation to Robert J. Selfridge III

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Chief Fred Grimste of the Barnegat Light (New Jersey) Volunteer Fire Company presented the Carnegie Medal to Robert J. Selfridge III at a ceremony held June 27 at his fire …

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Mesa man’s memorial

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

By Carol Hiatt//The Norwood Post Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Oct. 17 edition of The Norwood Post and is about Carnegie Hero Edward Jack Miller who lived …

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The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 77

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

“Whenever heroism is displayed by man or woman in saving a human life, the Fund applies” — Andrew Carnegie, Hero Fund Deed of Trust, 1904

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Friends Remembered: Jim Roddey

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Dear friend of the Hero Fund, Jim Roddey, 91, died in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Roddey was born in 1933 in Asheville, North Carolina. Through his weekly radio …

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Friends Remembered: Norman C. Van Arsdalen

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Norman C. Van Arsdalen, 96, died on Friday March 29, 2024, at a senior living facility in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Seventy years earlier, Van Arsdalen saved teens from …

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Friends Remembered: Harry A. Oiler Jr.

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Harry A. Oiler Jr., 81, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, died Monday, March 18, 2024, in Florida. He was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1966 after rescuing a woman …

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Friends Remembered: Robert D. Parr

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Robert D. Parr, 83, died at his home in Knightsville, Indiana, on Thursday, March 20, 2024. Parr received the Carnegie Medal after helping save a man from suffocation …

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Friends Remembered: Lewis Herbert Chase

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero Lewis Herbert Chase, 93, died Friday, February 16, 2024. He was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1981. On May 22, 198, following an accident with a train, a …

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Friends Remembered: John G. Patrick

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Carnegie Hero John G. Patrick, 84, died Saturday, February 17, 2024, at University Hospital of Cleveland. Patrick received the Carnegie Medal for Heroism in 1962. At the age of 21, …

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Dick Tracy comic strip features Carnegie Hero

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Truro (Nova Scotia) Police Officer Bruce J. Lake was featured in the April 14 edition of the police detective Dick Tracy comic strip, a syndicated comic strip that has been …

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Overheard: Impulse 77

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

There were children that needed assistance. He went without hesitation into the water and saved these children. Unfortunately, his life was not saved. — Best friend of Peter Rosengren, Carnegie …

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1967: Two teens save man from attacking bear in remote Idaho forest

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

Byrle G. Walker, a 34-year-old teacher from Idaho Falls, Idaho, was working part-time for the U.S. Forest Service, when he set out to inspect trees and do insect control work …

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North Carolina Governor presents ‘Order of the Long Leaf Pine’ to Carnegie Hero

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

High Point (North Carolina) Community Foundation President, Paul J. Lessard, received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine at the foundation’s Dec. 12 board meeting. The Order of the Long …

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